Patent · US Expired

Vision improving system for a head restraint

US7484808B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

37References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Nagarjun Yetukuri · Rochester Hills, US
Gerald S. Locke · Lake Orion, US
Thomas J. Fowler · Clarkston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2005
Grant date	Feb 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/853
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat assembly that is disposable in a vehicle rearward of a front seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back attached to the seat bottom, and a head restraint attached to the seat back and having a head restraint body that is moveable from a raised position to a lowered position. The seat assembly further includes an actuator associated with the head restraint for enabling movement of the head restraint body from the raised position to the lowered position. The actuator is located proximate a front portion of the seat bottom such that the actuator is accessible by an occupant of the front seat when the seat assembly is installed in the vehicle.

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